| You can respond to messages in your Inbox in two ways: you can reply to the person who sent you the message or forward the message to others. Replying to a message sends a copy of the original message and new text that you type to the sender, or to both the sender and all the other original recipients. You can reply by returning a message to only the sender or to the sender and all other original recipients. The reply message recipient sees RE: and the original subject in the message header. Forwarding a message sends a message to someone who was not on the original recipient list. You can also type additional information at the start of the forwarded message before sending the message. To forward a message, you click the Forward button. The recipient sees FW: and the original subject in the message header. Reply to a Message -
| | Select the message to which you want to reply. | -
| | Click the Reply button to reply to the sender only, or click the Reply To All button to send a message to the sender and all the recipients of the original message. | -
| | Type any new message text. | -
Did You Know? Outlook does not resend the attachment in the reply message . When you reply to a message, Outlook doesn't include a copy of the attachment; however, it does lists the file name (s). You can customize reply and forwarded messages . Click the Tools menu, click Options, click the Preferences tab, click E-mail Options, and then select an option to specify how Outlook should handle the text of messages that you reply to or forward. | Forward a Message -
| | Select the message that you want to forward. | -
| | Click the Forward button on the toolbar. | -
| | Enter the name(s) of the recipient(s) in the To and Cc boxes. | -
| | Type any new message text. | -
Did You Know? You can change the format options for replies and forwards . Click the Tools menu, click Options, click the Preferences tab, click E-Mail Options, select the reply to and forward a message option you want, click OK, and then click OK again. Outlook sends a copy of the attachment in a forwarded message . When you forward a message, Outlook includes a copy of any attachments received with the original message. Add an e-mail address to your contact list . Open the e-mail message, right-click the e-mail address you want, click Add To Contacts on the shortcut menu, enter any additional information, and then click the Save And Close button. | See Also See " Creating and Addressing an E-Mail Message " on page 26 for more information on addressing an e-mail message. | |